Edwin Tinker's afterlife may be catching up with him. For centuries he has gone largely unnoticed in Necropolis, but now Dimonis has returned, and this new Chief wants Edwin out; Out of Necropolis, out of Hades and out of existence. Fortunately for Edwin, he has a few friends on his side. He just hasn't met them yet.

The release of Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass" as a movie prompted new scrutiny of the messages embedded in his "His Dark Materials" series. In this collection of essays, Christian apologist Anthony Horvath affirms the existence of an anti-Christian agenda in the books, but argues that the charges commonly raised are harmless since they are easily spotted. The real 'harm' lies elsewhere.